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THfi ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12,1907.
SCENE OF SLAUGHTER SOOI
SHIFTS TO SHREVEPORT
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY I
PERCY H. WHITING j
(not news, but VIEWS i
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EX-SOUTHERN LEAGUERS MAKE BIG SHOWING IN COTTON STATES LEAGUE
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Well, it has happened at last.
Atlanta lost, Memphis won and the Crackers are back in
second plaee.
But for how longf
You can’t hold the 1907 Crackers down. They are headed
for the pennant and nothing in the world can stop them—for
any protracted period.
So back up, old Memphis, and give us road.
We're on the way.
Some time will pass before we hear the last of that Georgia^
Tech game argument—tired of it as we all are.
We note that R. L. Redfearn, of Barwick, Ga., is on our trail
and saying unkind things about us. We don’t mind in the least
because there is nothing we glory in as we do a good, wholesome
row.
But we are sorry that Mr. Redfearn and most of the other
Georgia sympathizers seem to have missed the point that we tried
especially to emphasize—which is that no team is justified in for
feiting any game which it has scheduled—be the conditions what
they may.
If we can get away with that point we are willing to pass
the rest.
But just so long as there is such a thing as amateur sport,
just so long do we propose to harp on that.
This dictum that no team is justified in a refusing to play a
game or in leaving the grounds after a game has started is one of
as prime importance in amateur sports as in professional games.
If there is one thing which is repugnant to a true sportaninn
it iB a “quitter." And, though we may be wrong, we find it hard
to differentiate between a man who quits after he starts and one
who does not start at all.
We have never said that Georgia was afraid to play Tech the
game in question. But we do say that there would have been
some justification in such a statement.
Practically all baseball organizations und all athletic organ
izations of any character recognize this principle—that all games
must be played out.
ChBrley Frank got the quitting habit back in the old stormy
days of the Southern League, and yanked his team off the held
whenever lie got peevish. In consequence the league rigged up a
little $200 fine to cover cases of that kind.
The proper course in that case and the proper course in
every such case is to play out the game. Then make a protest.
And no matter how much reason a team may have for desiring to
quit it can safely count on it that it will never get any credit for
any protest made unless the game is finished out.
This doesn’t apply only to the Tech-Ocorgia game. If it did
we would not take qp the space with it. For that question is
dead and gone. And wo may say right here that the opinion
expressed in The Georgian seems to be the one generally held by
unbiased sportsmen—to judge by the number of letters of com
mendation received after the article appeared.
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association recognizes
It too and so does every body which has to do with the conduct
ing of athletic seances.
As far as we are concerned the Georgia incident is closed.
If we made enemies by expressing an honest opinion in the mat
ter we are sorry, but we never knew anybody yet who had full
grown notions of right and wrong who did not have enemies.
We are ready to let the whole mutter drop.
But we reserve the right to have a hard word for any team
or player who does not live up to his or its contract obligation or
> for any team which refuses to play a scheduled game or which
quits after starting a game.
HOY MONTGOMERY.
Thomasville Club
Plans Trap Shoot
i of the f
he Cracker ( . __
Ttiouuiffvlllc, On., have rencbofl Atlanta.
Thin about will be held, ua usual, July 4
and 5, and this year $200 worth of premium*
will he given nwnv. Fully n hundred ahoot-
era are expected to lie present. Those
who Intend to take part are asked to
aunounce their Intention to C. W. Cooper,
secretary and treasurer, Thomasville, Oa.
Comer Captures
Another Battle
Comer, On.. June $2.—Comer defeated the
Tignnll ball team here Tuesday afternoon.
The seore was 3 to 7. Tignnll has a good
team, hut she eould not cope with the Co
mer team. This makes the second game
Comer has played with Tlgnall. Monday
they Jumped the game during the fourth
Inning Iteeause they claimed the umpire fa*
rored the home team.
Tho line-up of the Tignnll players was:
(Hackwell, 2!>,; Wansley, p.; Wolfe, rf.;
Colley, ss.; Ulnus, 2b.; Adams, lb.; Cooper,
c.; Williams, If.; Rrndley, cf.
The Hue-up of the Comer team follows:
David, c.; Horrells, ss.; Murrah, cte; Rus
sell, If.; (iholston, 2b.; Stevens, lb.j McCor
mick, p.; N. J. Porterfield, rf.; Evans, 3b.
The local batters go up to the plate
and face Raymond with an attitude
which appears to be one of fear. They
seem to think that he is the great and
only Bugs that has them hoo-dooed and
no matter how hard they play to win
the fates will be against them.—Au
gusta Herald.
ATLANTA’S BOWLING TEAM
SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY
The Atlanta bowling team defeated the
Georgia Hallway and Electric ('oinnany's
team Tuesday night by s score of 223 pins
on the letters alleys, located on Piedmont
avenue.
A large number of howling fans witnessed
CLIFFORD’S COLUMN
Jack Knight, the Philadelphia high school
boy, who was exchanged for Jimmy Collins
of the Iloston Americans, Is playing great
ball for that team Just now. The Itiwton
papers are loud in their praise of the young
man from the Quaker City.
Knight replaced Lave Cross nt third base
last season and was the sensation of the
year. The boy batted and fielded like a sec-
S d LaJole. But this season his work lu
ttlng and fielding began to full off.
The Boston management was having some
dividual game.
The final three games of this scries will
be called Frldsy night ou the George W
against Cleveland and made Boston's only
extra base hit.
In the account of Tuesday’s game In
Augusta the Associated Press sent out
the following: "Both pitchers fought
hard for today’s game with the odds In
favor of Holmes and he won." The same
dispatch credits Charleston with 2 hits
Instead of 6, which were made. Tho
official score showed which pitcher the
odds were In favor of. Holmes yielded
6 hits and passed 6. while Johnson
yielded 4 hits and passed 2.—Charles-
Tell Them Yot$ Know!
You may tell yot$* friends^
on out “say-so,” that when
they hoy a package of the
genuine Arbtickles’ Afiosa
Coffee they get the best of the
coffee trade*
No coffee of equal quality can be
sold in this town for the same price,
whether it be sold out of a bag or a bin,
or under some romantic trade-mark.
You may tell them you know and that
Arbuckle Brothers, the greatest coffee
dealers in the world, will stand for it
CRACKERS RALLIED AGAIN,
BUT COULDN’T SAVE GAME
Fans Would Feel at
Home Down There.
Awhile back we doped out the ex-
Southern League player, now cavort
ing In the South Atlantic League.
It might alao be Intereating to note
that there are about thirty ex-south
erner, In the Cotton State, League.
Gulfport has an ex-Southern League
manager, Bobby alike, formerly of
Shreveport. Reilly, the ehortatop who
played with Nashville In the spring of
1904; Arthur Goodwin, who pitched for
Memphis In 1904 and for Memphl, and
Montgomery part of the following sea
son. Link Stlckney, who played with!
the team up to the other day. u«ed toj
be with Montgomery In 1904 and In the
spring of 1906 played with Shreveport.
Holland, the Gulfport center Adder, got
a try-out with Montgomery In the
spring of 1906. and Manush, the left
Aelder, played part of last season with
Memphis. Murch, at third base, played
the last of last season with Montgom
ery, and Laird, a pitcher, Anlshed out
last season with Memphis.
The Vicksburg manager Is likewise
an ex-Southern Leaguer—Blackburn,
who pitched for Little Rock In 1903;
Pease, the Vicksburg left Aelder, was
with Atlanta a short time back In 1902
or 1903.
Down In Columbus, Miss., Is “Red - ’
Wright, Arst baseman and manager of
the team, who used to be with Little
Rock back in the earlier days; Huber,
who was with New Orleans the spring
of 1906, and Orth Colllna, who played
with Memphis In the fall of 1904 and
spring of 1906.
Jackson has only one ex-Southerner,
Robinson, pitcher, who was with Mont
gomery last year and for awhile with
Little Rock this year.
Meridian has an even half-dozen ex-
Southern performers. Beginning with
Manager Sample, who was with
Shreveport back in 1901 or 1902, and
Nashville 1906, the list Includes Taafe,
left Aelder, "farm hand,” from .Mem
phis, 1907; Ace Stewart, second base-
man, with New Orleans 1906; Schults,
EMILE FRITZ.
pitcher, farmed this year by Memphis;
Pylant, pitcher, with Birmingham In
1906 and 1906; Billiard, pitcher, who
was with Birmingham In the spring ol
1906.
Mobile Is another club which has an
old Southern League player for a man
ager, only this "old" player Is young—
and none other than Bernle McCay,
who played for Atlanta In 1904 and
1906 and who Anlshed out the season of
1906 with Little Rock. On McCay's
team are O'Brien, catcher, who was
with Montgomery In 1905; Brunner,
pitcher, with Chattanooga back In
1901 or 1902 and Nashville'1903; Klm-
mer, Arst baseman, who was with New
Orleans In the spring of 1902 when
Powell was manager; Hoffman, third
baseman, with Atlanta 1906 and 1907;
Thornton, center Aelder, who was with
Montgomery In 1905*6; Emile Fritz,
catcher, with Memphis 1903-4, Shreve
port 1905-6.
Take It going and coming, the Cot
ton States and the South Atlantic get
most of the Southern League discards.
And by the same token. It Is from
these two leagues that the Southern
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LARRY HOFFMAN.
draws her best recruits.
ARLINGTON WANTS GAMES.
Sporting Editor of The Georgian:
Dear Sir—The Arlington second base,
ball club Is composed of players be
tween the ages of 12 and 17 years. They
will be pleased to play any other team
having players of about the' same age.
Address communications to J. O. Mc
Neil, manager, Arlington, Ga.
IIIIHMHIlHHHHHHMfmHMH
special to The Georgian.
Little Rock. Ark., June 12.—Cutting
out the first Inning of yesterday’s game
Atlanta beat the Internal workings out
of the Little Rock team here yester
day afternoon, outpttchlng, outffeldlng,
outhlttlng and generally outplaying
and outclassing the home team.
But the Crackers took a aeries of
croppers In the first Inning, stumbling
over the hurdles Into the water jumps
and out of the water jump* Into hur
dles again In such dreadful fashion
that the score was 7 to 0 In favor of
the Travelers before that Inning ended.
After that It was “all Atlanta’’—only
not quite strong enough.
This Is all very cryptlcal.
In plain, old-fashioned, baseball Eng
lish Rowan was punctured for seven
safeties in the Initial spaatn and seven
Travelers tallied.
After that Atlanta made one of her
real old whoop-’em-tip rallies and
scored four runs—In the seventh In
ning. of course. But what was four
ngalnst so many.
To cut the tearful story down as
briefly os possible let It be here nar
rated that:
Rockenfeld, the first man up for Lit
tle Rock in the flrat Inning, singled.
Gilbert then ambled. Douglass, the
Big Train, hit a slow one and beat it
out. Yes he did, too, strange as it
sounds.
Miller Illed out and Rockenfeld
scored on the out. Hess sent one
down to Jordan and went out at first,
but Gilbert scored.
Not so bad, that. Two runs and two
outs.
But worse followed. Page doubled
to left (Help!) and Douglas scored.
Bowcock singled (Help! Yelp!) und
Page scored.
Kunkei beat out an lnf\e!d hit. Then
Engle singled and Bowcock scored.
Rockenfeld then added to his list of
atrocities by tripling. (Help! Help!
Police!) Kunkei and Engle then
scored.
The members of the Little Rock
team were lying on the ground in a
state of total exhaustion from base
running and Gilbert put them out of
their misery by flying out.
After this trouble ended nothing very
exciting happened until the fevered
seventh.
' In that Inning Rowan and Becker
walked. Winters went out and Smith
followed with a stinger to Hess. Hess
threw badly—which is an unusual hap
pening and Rowan and Becker tallied.
Jordan doubled to left and Zeller, who
ran for Smith, scored. Paskert was
an easy out but Fox singled, scoring
Jordan. Castro fanned at that point
and Atlanta's rally came to an un
timely end.
This Is how it all happened:
Little Rock.
ton News and Courier.
Wilson Matthew* certainly has a fast
•flection, and he says that he ex
pects to stand pat on the team, as It
stands at present, although he would
like to get u first baseman who can hit.
He wants Hunter, of Baltimore, but
will not be able to secure him. The
hitting of Wilkinson Is lamentably
weak, although hln fielding Is good.
Matthews wanted Dexter for first base,
but Manager Ranslck beat him out on
the deal.—Augusta Herald.
It may be safely put that more fans
are sorry to learn of Tommy McMil- |
Rockenfeld, ss. . 5
Gilbert, cf. . . . 2
Douglas lb. . .4
Miller, If. ... 4
Hess, 3b. . . .4
Page. 2b. .... 4
Bowcock, rf. ... 4
Kunkle, c. . . . 2
Engle, p. . . .4
Totals 33
Atlanta. ab.
Becker, rf. . .3
Winters, cf, . . . 4
Smith, 3b. ... 6
Jordan. 2b. ... 6
Pnskert, If. . . 5
Fox. lb 6
(’astro, ss. . . .4
Sweeney, c.
Rowan, p. .
8 12 27 18
r. h. po. a. e.
2 I
Totals 37
Score by Innings:
Little Rock ....
Atlanta
Hits by innings:
Little Rock
Atlanta
Summary—Two-base hits, Page,
Jordan; three-bnse hits, Rockenfeld;
sacrifice hits. Kunkle. Winters; stolen
bases. Hess, Paskert; bases on balls,
off Engle 3. off Rowan 3; struck out,
by Engle (I), Castro; by Rowan (1),
Bowcook; hit by pitcher, by Engle
(Becker); double plays, Rockenfeld to
Page to Douglas. Time of game, 1:45,
Umpire, Pfenlnger.
Nelson Is Beaten
By Canton Team
Special to The Georgian.
Canton. Ga., June 12.—In a very In
teresting and exciting game of ball
here Saturday, Canton defeated the
strong team of Nelson by the score of
8 to 8.
Day, of Tech fame, was In the rifle
Ian', nine., than they would be of any I P** f' )r N.lzon, and \va« punctured by
other player In the league. The fast | Canton. He gave up seven hits and
little InAelder, besides being the best, struck out fourteen men. "Rube" Me-
L«ln. who was the star twlrler for the
fighting spirit, too
have forgotten college ball-
State.
Fewer Suite Filed.
A falling off in the returns Ir. both
the superior and city courts was noted
Tuesday, which was the regular return
day. There were 24$ suits tiled In su
perior coun during the May term,
against 188 suits for the July term.
In the city court there were 159 suits
for the May term against 12? for the
for Canton, and gave up four hits and
struck out seven men. The largeness
of the score Is due to the many errors
made by both teams.
The Canto, team has played six
games this season, and has won every
game, and any team in thla section
| Standing of the Clubs.
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Southern League.
CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
Memphis 44
ATLANTA 48
New Orleans 42
Nnshvlllo 48
Birmingham 42
Montgomery 44
Little flock 47
Bhreveport 39
South Atlantio League.
CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost P. C.
Jacksonville 62 33 19 ~
Macon 63 31 22
Charleston 64 31 23 .674
Augusta 60 24 26
Savannah 61 22 29
Columbia . 60 14 36
American League.
CLUBS- Played. Won. LoaL P. C.
Chicago 45 90 16
Cleveland 47 30 17
Detroit 42 25 17
Philadelphia 46 24 21
New' York 42 20 22
HL Louis 47 19 28
Washington 41 14 27
Boston ....... 45 15 30
CLUBS—
Chicago «>
New York ....... 46
Philadelphia 44
Pittsburg 41
Boston 45
Cincinnati 46
Brooklyn 45
St. Louis 49
Won. l ost P. C.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Southern.
Little flock 8. Atlanta 4.
Birmingham 10. Shreveport 8.
Memphis 2. Nashville I.
New Orleuns-Moutgomery, rain.
8outh Atlantic.
Macon 5, Jacksonville 2.
Savannah 2, Columbia 0.
Charleston 2, Augusta 1
National.
Pittsburg 7, Brooklyn 4.
Boston 2, Cincinnati L
Cincinnati 7. Boston 3.
New York 8. St. Louis 7.
Philadelphia 6, Chicago 6.
» American Association.
Toledo 3. St. Paul 0.
Columbus 6. Minneapolis 1. ^
Louisville 4, Kansas City 3 (first game).
Louisville 4. Kansas City 1 (second game).
Milwaukee 3, Indianapolis 2 (first game).
Indianapolis 3, Milwaukee 2 (second game).
Columbus 6. Mobile 3.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
Atlanta In Little Hock (double header
First inline at 2:30.1
lllrniinxbnm In Hhreveport.
Montgomery In New Orlenn*.
Nnahvlllr III Memphti.
ANYBODY,"ANYWHERE,
ANY TIME
an get The Georgian and
News sent to them. Phone
4928 or write the circulation
department. 45 cents per
month, 10 cents per week,
.50 per year.
and a bnttl. royal la looked for.
The .core; R- H. E.
Canton 200 003 210—8 7 6
Neleon 300 300 000—6 4 6
Batteries: Canton. McLain and
Phillip**. Nelson, Day and Jordan.
NAT KAI8ER A CO.
that wins more games this season than I CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
Canton will have to get up anC hustle. | ON VALUABLES.
Cantoa will play Nelson on the ball 115 Decatur St. Kimball House.
• r *-* - T* * r. : ; r~In Unredeemed Diamonds.
Eleven in a Row
‘ For Lipe’s Team
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., June 12.—In the second
game with Jacksonville, Macon gave
the Jays their "bumps” right, playing
all around the visitors all during the
game.
From the very first Inning the locals
found Stultz, and although they only
landed safe with six hits, Macon, as in
many games before, "swatted" the ball
when It counted.
In the second Inning, with one man
on base, Murdock secured a dandy blng
over left Held fence. t
The threatening weather did not keep
the crowd away, and the grand stand
and bleachers wer packed with fans.
Today and tomorrow's games will
wind up the home series. Macon then
takes to the road for eight games, and
then returns home for eight.
In this afternoon's game Harley for
Macon and Sltton for Jacksonville will
likely work, nnd tomorrow Jacksonville
will pitch her star twlrler, Havldge,
while Quinn for the locals wll hold
down the slab.
ab. r. h. po. n. e.
Rutledge Defeated
Union Point Team
Special to The Georgian.
Rutledge, Oa., June It.—The locals
defeated Union Point Monday after,
noon.- Score 5 to 1. Union Point
never had a look In. The locals played
rings around them at all times.
Sams pitched great ball for Rutledge
and had the Union Point boys tt his
mercy. Porter at second base aleo
played well for Rutledge. Porter made
two doubles and a single out of four
times at bat.
The score follows:
Rutledge.
Stanton, M„ rf.
McMahan, If .
Porter, 2b. ...
Bagerley, 3b. .
Sams, p . . . .
Smith, c. . .
Stanton, C. t ss.
Hollis, cf. . .
Campbell, lb. .
ab. r.
po. a a
The score:
Macon.
Murdock, cf. .
Llpe, 3b. . . .
Houston, If. .
Stinson, rf.. .
Rhuton, 2b. . .
Wohlleben, lb.
Pepe, ss. . . .
Harnlsh, c. .
Helm, p
Totals. . . .
Jacksonville.
Evans, 2b. . .
Blerkotte, as. .
Viola, If. . . .
Mullany, lb. .
Lewis, 3b. . . .
Burt, cf. . . .
Walters, rf. .
Schan, c. . . .
Stultx, p. . . .
Roth
Savtdge
Totals 33 2 6 24 12 0 . , o.—iitce
Runs by Innings: ! Pepe. Home run, Murdock. Bacrm
Jacksonville 000 000 200—2 l hit, Harnlsh. Stolen bases. Blergou .
Macon 220 000 lOx—5 I Burt, Schan. Wild pitch. Helm. ‘> n "'
Summary—Left on bases, Macon 3, ,1:38. Umpire, Harry Mace.
Jacksonville 7. Struck out. by Helm 8, i
by Stultz 4. Two-base hits, Stinson,;
Union Point, ab.
Stokes, p. and 2b 4
Durham. 2b A 3b 4
Hall, lb 4
Hollis, c 3
Cochran, 3b & rf 3
Scott, cf .3
Satterfield, If. . 4
Benedict, sp.. . . 3
Dickens, p & rf. 4
32
Score by Innings:
Rutledge ,
Union Point.. ,. .-
020 Olx—5
000 100—1
v, Summary: Earned runs, R u
0 3, Union Point 1. Two-base hits,
0| ter 2. Double play, Sams to Campbell-
0 Hit by pitched ball. Sams 1. StrucK
0 i out, by Sams 8. by Stokes 4, b> Ihc
0 ens 4. Time 1:26. Umpire. J. L. Por
01 ter. Attendance 600.
:3S. umpire, nsrrj
Roth batted for Walters In ninth.
Savldge batted for Stult* In ninth.
CANT BEAT THE CUBS
BALLADE OF MATHEWSON'S HOODOO.
(By Will Kirk.)
Napoleon beat his fiercest foes
Much like a cat devouring mice;
J. Caesar and his Roman nose
Cut up the Gaults slice after slice.
Young Corbett beat McGovern twice.
Making him look the worst of dubs.
All this, of course, was very nice—
BUT MATTY CAN NOT BEAT THE CUBS!
William the Conqueror and his crew
Met Harold In a Hastings dell.
And what the former didn't do
Would take but little space to tell.
Jeff walloped Fitz, and did It well.
With lists that must have felt like clubs;
All this of course, was very swell—
BUT MATTY CAN NOT BEAT THE CUBS!
Ulysses stayed at Troy until
He brought the Trojans to his feet;
Kid Samson, In a rousing mill.
Found ths Philistines easy meat.
Alao George Dewey and his fleet
Made Spain's old galleons look llks scrubs;
All this, of course, was very sweet—
BUT MATTY CAN NOT BEAT THE CUBS!
—New York American.